SNAPPED: Andy Carroll reveals how hard his West Ham comeback was!

Andy Carroll made his long awaited return to action in West Ham's win over Cardiff City [GETTY]

The England striker played the final 20 minutes of the game in south Wales teeing up Mark Noble for the second and decisive goal to ease the pressure on manager Sam Allardyce and lift West Ham out of the relegation zone.

In celebrating the Hammers' first Premier League win since November 30, Carroll tweeted a humorous picture of himself and captain for the day, Noble.